Doctoral candidates will be selected by the supported French institutions. To be eligible, students must possess a master’s degree or be enrolled in a master-level program, must not be French nationals, and must not have resided in France after April 1, 2016 (maximum period of 90 days in France since April 1st 2016). Candidates may be of any age. The doctoral contract must take effect no later than December 31, 2018.

The deadline for application if April 22nd, 2018

Timeline

Week of February 26, 2018: Pre-launch phase of application process

March 12, 2018: Institutional application period opens

March 30, 2018 at 23:59 CET: Institutional application period ends

April 5–22, 2018: List of PhD topics is published; student application period opens

April 23 –Mai 4, 2018: Institutions identify and rank up to three doctoral candidates per research topic

Doctoral candidates will be selected by the supported French institutions. To be eligible, students must possess a master’s degree or be enrolled in a master-level program, must not be French nationals, and must not have resided in France after April 1, 2016 (maximum period of 90 days in France since April 1st 2016). Candidates may be of any age. The doctoral contract must take effect no later than December 31, 2018.

The deadline for application if April 22nd, 2018

Timeline

Week of February 26, 2018: Pre-launch phase of application process

March 12, 2018: Institutional application period opens

March 30, 2018 at 23:59 CET: Institutional application period ends

April 5–22, 2018: List of PhD topics is published; student application period opens

April 23 –Mai 4, 2018: Institutions identify and rank up to three doctoral candidates per research topic